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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1718 |
| Morton Plant Hospital Community Education Center |
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| Requester: |
Philip K. Beauchamp, President |
Organization: |
Morton Plant Hospital Association, Inc. |
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| Project Title: |
Morton Plant Hospital Community Education Center |
Date Submitted |
1/12/2006 12:04:24 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Fasano |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| This project directly addresses the state and nationwide nursing shortage as well as the job and health care education access disparity for underserved members of our community. Our honorable representatives and our local partnerships with colleges and universities have helped us identify this regional gap in health care education services. |
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| Recipient: |
Morton Plant Hospital |
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Contact: |
Philip K. Beauchamp, President |
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300 Pinellas Street |
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Contact Phone: |
(727) 462-2777 |
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Clearwater 33756 |
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Contact email: |
phil.beauchamp@baycare.org |
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| Counties: |
Hernando, Pasco, Pinellas |
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| Gov't Entity: |
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Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
Yes |
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| Project Description: |
| The Morton Plant Hospital Commuity Education Center will be a regional center filling the gaps in resources, space, technology and expertise to provide the community with the best possible health care. The project will allow construction for a new 120,000 square foot facility including a 250-300 person auditorium, conference and classroom space, and provide for the education for our state's future nurses and physicians while also providing much needed community education, screening and educational follow-up services. This project supports our National MAGNET designation as a nursing center. |
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| Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| The Morton Plant Hospital Community Educaation Center will increase the number of nursing instructors available through partnership with state universities and colleges, increase by 48 LPN and RN nurses per year in the community, community courses avaailable for families, physician education to increase access for the overall community, as well as increase access to all health care continuum systems for the medically underprivileged in our community. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$1,000,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$3,500,000 |
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| Request has been made to fund: |
Construction |
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| What type of match exists for this project? |
Private |
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Cash Amount |
$2,500,000 |
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| Was this project previously funded by the state? |
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No |
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| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? |
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No |
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| Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request? |
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No |
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| Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget? |
No |
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| Is there a documented need for this project? |
Yes |
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Documentation: |
Federal Workforce Initiative Assistance Program and American Nursing Association analysis |
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| Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)? |
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No |
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| Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida? |
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No |
